August 8, 2024 at 4:05 AM PARIS — The snooty waiter. The stubborn, maybe even insulting, corner store owner who gripes about a visitor's inability to speak the language. The criminal cab fare. All big cities − New York, London, Beijing − can feel isolating, unfriendly and put a large dent in an unsuspecting visitor's wallet. Fairly or not, Paris gets a bad rap in the tourist stakes.